Smooth-skinned forest frog
Appearance
Smooth-skinned forest frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
Genus: | Platymantis |
Species: | P. levigatus
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Binomial name | |
Platymantis levigatus Brown & Alcala, 1974
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The smooth-skinned forest frog (Platymantis levigatus) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Romblon, Philippines. It occurs on Sibuyan Island, and may also occur on other nearby islands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It has been observedbetween 800 and 900 meters above sea level.[2][3] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Platymantis levigatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T17537A58474030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T17537A58474030.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Platymantis levigatus (Brown and Alcala, 1974)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Platymantis levigatus (Brown and Alcala, 1974)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 26, 2023.